29932.5 is what percent of 70067.5 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 70067.5 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 70067.5, so we can write it down as 100%=70067.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 29932.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=29932.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=70067.5
2) x%=29932.5
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=70067.5/29932.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 29932.5 is what percent of 70067.5

100%/x%=70067.5/29932.5
(100/x)*x=(70067.5/29932.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.3408502463877*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3408502463877) to get x
100/2.3408502463877=x
42.719520462411=x
x=42.719520462411

now we have:
29932.5 is 42.719520462411% of 70067.5